What's Happening at Girls Inc.

The Oakland Youth Advisory Commission (OYAC) launched a Youth-to-Youth Mini-Grant program with a focus on funding creative and dynamic projects to support and increase community resiliency and healing for Oakland’s most marginalized communities in East and West Oakland. Our advocacy program (ACT) won two of the twelve youth activism grants…

The Golden State Warriors and Nike teamed up with us on March 15th for “Beyond the Baseline,” an event to encourage middle school girls to be active in sports and to consider careers in sports, as well. Golden State Warrior Jordan Bell joined the girls on the court at the…

When Chrisiana walked through the doors of Girls Inc. on December 15th, she didn’t know she’d be leaving with tickets to the Super Bowl. Chrisiana has been part of Girls Inc. since seventh grade, and has participated in everything from learning to code websites to speaking out against violence impacting…

Girls Inc. girls are learning skills to make real change in their local communities, and adding their voices to powerful national movements. Sultanah, a 17-year old member of our Leadership and Advocacy program, was one of Girls Inc.’s 13 girls and 8 staff members who joined the Women’s March last…

Thanks to the support of generous local businesses, chefs, friends and allies, Girls Inc.’s TASTE Gala was a huge success— and raised more than $560,000 in support of girls. As Lizbeth, our alumna speaker, put it, “I am the real-life outcome of what happens when you invest in a girl.”…

One day after school, Eva, a Girls Inc. Elementary School Coordinator, got a call from a staff member to come to the playground as soon as possible. Fearing there might be a problem, she raced outside and found the staff member standing with two elementary school students, staring at a…

When asked what a leader is, Destinee pauses thoughtfully. It’s a question with a lot of answers, she explains, since there’s so much that goes into being a leader. Then she decides on what she wants to say. “I think it’s someone who’s collaborative, someone who’s honest, and someone who’s…

During High School Program Orientation Night in September, girls learned how they would be supported while at Girls Inc., even during the most difficult times. At first glance, the approximately 50 girl and family attendees in the Simpson Center for Girls were coming to hear about the basics of their…

Thank you to Whole Foods Markets and Sports Basement for supporting Girls Inc.’s life-changing programs! Here are the details: Whole Foods Markets Whole Foods Markets in Alameda County are proud to support Girls Inc. with fundraising at the register this winter. When customers bring in their own shopping bags, Whole…

Even in the midst of the excitement of our first literacy and STEM lessons of the year, we seem to be constantly facing frightening and disheartening news: just this month we have seen white supremacists marching in Charlottesville, the presidential pardon of the sheriff who leveraged his role and institution…

On the morning of New Staff Orientation, 27 staff members entered the Simpson Center for Girls for their first day of work. Some had been in the building only for their interview; some had been Girls Inc. participants since they were in elementary school. All were hired for their skill,…